W.Va. DEP cites Noble Energy over wastewater spill

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. -- West Virginia regulators have ordered Noble Energy to regain control of an impoundment that overflowed into a tributary of Wheeling Creek last month.

The spill near Dallas involved more than 2,200 barrels of brine wastewater.

The Department of Environmental Protection said Friday it identified seven violations. They include failure to follow monitoring and emergency action plans and failure to maintain the pit to minimize environmental harm.